Crispy Fried Pizza Bites (serves 8)

These taste fried, but are actually baked, which keeps the kitchen smelling good, and makes life much easier if you’re feeding a crowd. They can be made a day or two in advance and heated up just before you want to serve them.

Crack the egg, and give it a quick whisk. Use a pastry brush (or your fingers) to dab a layer of egg around the edges of the wonton wrapper, then fold over into a triangle (try to seal out air pockets)

Repeat for the rest of the wontons

Brush both sides of each wonton with vegetable oil and place on a baking tray

Bake for about 10 minutes until the parcels are golden and crispy – keep an eye on them – I bought a packet of wontons recently that took 17 mins to cook up, and conversely, a different packet took 8. It depends on the wonton and the reliable-ness of your oven.

These can be made in advance and warmed through in a low oven to re-heat.

Season with salt and pepper and serve

If You Can Make That You Can Make This:

Switch out the salami for pineapple chunks and sliced ham

Or mushrooms and a drop of truffle oil

Or chopped black olives

Switch out the mozzarella for goat cheese

Or Cheddar

Leave out the tomato sauce altogether and go with cooked bacon and cheddar cheese

Or replace it with pesto and add chopped cherry tomatoes and mozzarella